Privatisation of Public Enterprises in India

Contents: 1. Introduction. 2. Growth of public enterprises. 3. Disinvestment in other countries. 4. Modalities and process of disinvestment. 5. Progress of disinvestment in India. 6. Problems and prospects of disinvestment. 7. Concluding observations and suggestions. Appendices. Bibliography.

"There has been phenomenal and unprecedented growth of public enterprises in India. They were established to attain the \'Commanding height\' of the economy of the country and accelerate growth of industrialisation and fast economic development.

Later, these PEs became \'White elephants\' and started incurring losses. In 1991, under the process of financial sector reform, Government of India adopted the policy of privatisation. The book analyses the following points:

The growth of public enterprises in India.
The privatisation programme in other countries. 
The modalities and process of Indian privatisation programme.
The various problems and prospects related to privatisation in India.
The book deals with the privatisation or disinvestment programme in India, in a very simple and lucid style. The book will be of immense use to the policy makers, corporate executives, academicians, students and researchers." (jacket)